Keira Knightley Is Our Fair Lady By George, she's got it! Source: Telegraph
For those not yet accustomed enough to her face, Keira Knightley, long rumoured to be on for the role, will shortly be starring as Eliza Doolittle in a redo of My Fair Lady. She'll be re-teaming with Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice), whose Indian Summer is currently on-hold, and possibly now permanently cancelled.
As you'll recall from your A Levels, My Fair Lady is the famous musical based on George Bernard Shaw's song-free Pygmalion, in which cockernee Eliza Doolittle is taken under the wing of Professor 'Enry 'Iggins, and lady-fied, for a bet. Julie Andrews made the role her own on stage, but was passed over for George Cukor's 1964 film version in favour of Audrey Hepburn, whose voice was then dubbed for the singing bits.
Not so with Keira, who's been taking singing lessons, and won the role despite stiff competition from Scarlett Johansson. Emma Thompson is writing the script, and Daniel Craig has been mooted as Higgins. Wouldn't that be luvverly?
L: Youshouldberunning
Why can't they adapt Pygmalion? I HATE musicals. Not happy.
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nbsp;I'd rather see a film version of Pygmalion.
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Because I doubt they could best the original. p;
With My Fair Lady there is more to improve upon - but Knightley's casting hardly signals an improvement being made. ... Read More
L: BenTramer
ever a fan of Audrey Hepburn, she always gave me the shits.ygmalion story is old hat now, it will be even worse if they have those bloody awful songs in it: "Oh, wooden it bay luverlaly!" PLEASE! A load of poncey old wank.
ghting03.gif]lright to be honest it's not her best work, now if some dumb fucker remade Breakfast at Tiffany's I'd be more worried ... Read More
I was never a fan of Audrey Hepburn, she always gave me the shits. This Pygmalion story is old hat now, it will be even worse if they have those bloody awful songs in it: "Oh, wooden it bay luverlaly!" PLEASE! A load of poncey old wank. ... Read More
As much as I can take or leave Keira Knightley, I'm really happy she got the role and not Scarlett Johannson although given how great Carey Mulligan is in An Education, i'm starting to wonder...
Anyhow, Emma Thompson writing the script is pretty exciting as well seeing how well Sense and Sensibility went. Shaping up quite nicely i reckon ... Read More
Bloody hell, that's a bit of an all-star do, isn't it? Joe Wright, Knightley, Craig, Thompson... glad an English star got the role over an American, too. I've always liked Knightley, I think she's a lot better than people give her credit for, especially coupled with Wright, so I've got high hopes for this. ... Read More
Oh dear god, does this really need to be made? The original one was cringey enough. I remember being subjected to it at school 10 years ago for GCSE English. I do like Keira tho, she makes me go all funny inside. ... Read More
A great start to the week, Keira Knightley in My Fair Lady. Would be luvverly that this could be an all staring British cast, Daniel craig may be in it too, another of my fave actors, and Joe Wright to direct... Brilliant! ... Read More
